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原帖由 zhaoyushan 于 2008-12-22 18:29 发表 , Y+ L6 ?& v- L2 u
加拿大癌症防治科学院说,阿尔伯达政府正在采取降低烟草税的政策,这说明该省实施的削减烟草使用的举措发挥了积极作用。最近的刚更新的财政数据表明烟草税下降了6%,相当于5000万加币。
8 X! M3 L' I+ U D 加拿大癌症防治研究院的A ...
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6 W0 |% P7 P. }4 O# B- _$ t好像不是减税,是由于增税、禁烟等一系列措施而导致的烟草销售额降低。详见Inews 880 原文:8 z: ?7 R' }. L4 ~1 A- ~# O6 X+ H1 w# f
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Alberta tobacco sales on the decline
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12/21/2008
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+ H! U3 X) m8 w# \The Alberta government, already suffering from declining oil revenue, is now facing a dip in tobacco revenue.
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; \3 { C6 ]' g5 c7 f# UFigures from the quarterly fiscal update show a six percent drop sucking away $50 million dollars from initial budget projections./ p7 Q5 M) |9 V/ a
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Angeline Webb, a Cancer Control Analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society, says "it appears that the Tobacco Reduction Act is having the desired effect."8 u! b5 p% [: {" h4 M6 Q1 e
7 | a6 b2 K0 C7 B) q0 BMeanwhile the final phase of the Act goes into effect on January 1st.
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That's when smokers will no longer be able to purchase their fix at post-secondary institutions along with businesses containing a pharmacy, and that includes supermarkets.3 x. u! X* l, J- f) s: ]
: O5 R% `. A% C+ A! jBut the Campaign for a Smoke-Free Alberta is still calling for a two-dollar per pack tax increase to make smoking even less affordable.1 K* n: _/ z) g+ J! v( L6 P
, j x) r1 ?4 y5 g- VIt points to a recent Health Canada survey which found 20 per cent of Alberta teens smoke, compared with 15 per cent across Canada. |
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